IOWA WOMEN’S ARCHIVES
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA LIBRARIES
IOWA CITY, IOWA
ELIZABETH SHAW (1923-)
PAPERS, 1965-1977
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Biography
Elizabeth Orr Shaw was born on October 2,
1923 in Monona, Iowa, to Harold T. and Hazel Kean Orr. She received her B.A. from Drake University,
her M.A. in public administration from the University of Minnesota, and her
J.D. from the University of Iowa Law School.
Shaw was a member of the Iowa House of Representatives from 1967 to
1972. She served in the Iowa Senate
from 1973 to 1978, holding the position of Assistant Minority Leader during the
1977-1978 session.
Summary
Contents List
Topical
files {arranged alphabetically}, boxes 1-22
Correspondence,
boxes 23-30
Box
1
Topical files
Abortion, 1971-1974
Accountant Bill, 1967-1969
Administrative Rules, 1967
Adoption, 1971-1977
Adult Rights (age of
majority), 1967-1976
Advertising Tax, 1967-1969
Aged, Problems of, 1973-1977
Agriculture, Department of,
1966-1977
Alcoholism, 1967-1977
Aldermen (Attorney General
opinion), 1969
Amtrak, 1974
Box
2
Annie Wittenmyer Home,
1972-1974
Anti-Trust, 1973-1976
Area IX Community College,
1970-1976
Area Schools, 1968-1976
Assessment, 1975-1977 (see
also: Local Government Finance; Property Tax Relief; Property Tax Study
Committee; Tax, Property)
Barbers, 1967-1970
Barbers and Cosmetology,
1977
Bikeways, 1965-1977
Box
3
Billboards, 1965-1967
Blue Cross/ Blue Shield,
1968-1969
Boats, 1970-1975
Bond Elections, 1969-1975
Business Interests, 1976
Campaign Finance Disclosure,
n.d.
Child Services, 1976
Chiropractic Law, 1968-1974
Cities and Towns, 1972-1977
Civil Rights Commission,
1968-1976
Coal Mining, 1974-1975
Collective Bargaining,
1971-1977
Computer System (Coopers
& Lybrand), 1976
Conflict of Interest, 1972
Congress, 1970
Congressional Districts,
1973
Congressional Redistricting,
1969-1971, including letters from H.R. Gross, John Kyl, and Fred Schwengel
Box
4
Constitution Amendment
(Special session), 1974
Constitution Amendments,
1958-1970
Constitution
Changes (62nd General
Assembly), 1958-1968, including a letter from Maurice Van Nostrand
Convention, 1959-1967 (see
also: Reapportionment)
Consumer Credit Regulation,
1968-1974
Box
5
Consumer Credit Regulation,
1968-1974
Box
6
Consumer Credit Regulation,
1968-1974
Box
7
Consumer Credit Regulation,
1968-1974 (see also credit)
Consumer Protection,
1968-1969
Corporate Farming, 1975-1977
County Extension Service,
Scott County, 1976
Credit (Costs and
incidents), 1975-1977
Credit Life Insurance,
1076-1977
Davenport, City of,
1972-1977
Davenport Special Urban
Improvement District, 1973-1976
Box
8
Davenport Special Urban
Improvement District, 1973-1976
Day Care Centers (fire
regulations), 1973-1977
Dissolution of Marriage,
1969-1977
Effigy Mounds, 1966-1976,
including letter from Fred Schwengel
Elections, 1975-1977
Energy, 1975-1977
Environmental Quality,
1974-1977
Box
9
Equality of Sexes, 1970-1977,
including a letter from Dick Clark
Expenses, 1975
Fair Housing, 1966-1968
Fair Trade, 1970-1976
Federal Annuitants,
1968-1973
Fishing Licenses, 1974-1975
Box
10
Food Stamps, 1966-1971,
including letters from Jack Miller and Fred Schwengel
Foster Parents, 1974
Franchise Agreements, 1969
Fraternal Benefit Society,
1969
Funeral Home Regulation,
1969
Gambling, 1967-1974 (see
also Pari-mutuel betting)
Gas Tax Refunds, 1969
Government Reorganization,
1967-1976
Grain inspection, 1977
Guidance Counselors, 1971
Gun Control, 1968-1976
H.F. 702 and Proposed
Changes (taxation), 1967-1969
Handicapped Development
Center, 1973-1975
Health, Department of,
1974-1975
Hearing Aid Licenses,
1969-1974
Highway Safety, 1966
Housing, 1974
Immunization, 1977
Industrial Bonds
(municipally financed), 1967-1969
Inheritance Tax, 1974
Insurance, Automobile,
1976-1977
Insurance, No-fault,
1967-1977
Interstate Cooperation
Commission, 1969
Box
11
Iowa Public Employees
Retirements System, 1964-1977
Judicial Pensions, 1967-1974
Judiciary Committee,
1975-1977
Juvenile Justice, 1974-1977
LEAP Study (Legislators
Education Action Project), 1974-1975
Labor
1966-1968
1975-1976
Land Use, 1974-1977
Box
12
Landlord/Tenant, 1972-1974
(see also Mechanics Lien)
Landscape Architects, 1974
Law Day, 1964-1972
Legislation, Positions on,
1975-1976
Legislative Affairs,
1967-1970
Legislative Reform,
1963-1971
Library, Law, 1975-1976
Licensing Boards, n.d.
Lieutenant Governor, 1973
Liquor, 1966-1977
Local Government Finance, 1975-1976
(see also Assessment; Property tax relief; Property Tax Study Committee; Tax,
property)
Marriage License Bill, 1967
Marycrest/Area College
Contract, 1967
Massage parlors, 1973-1976
Meat Inspection, 1969-1971
Box
13
Mechanics Lien, 1967-1976
(see also Landlord /Tenant)
Medicaid and Medicare, n.d.
Medical Malpractice,
1966-1977
Mental Health, 1973-1976
Migrant Labor, 1967
Military Exemption,
1973-1977
Minimum Wage (state),
1963-1969
Monitoring, 1976-1977
Motor Vehicle Inspection,
1969
Motor Vehicle Registration,
1975
Motorcycle Helmets,
1972-1977
Name Changing, 1971-1972
Natural Resources Council,
1977
Notary Act, 1974
Box
14
Nursing Homes, 1967-1976
Obscenity, 1967-1971
Okoboji: West Okoboji Lake
Marina 1976-1977
Ombudsman, 1966-1969
Open Meetings
(confidentiality), n.d.
Optical Licensing, 1967-1969
Optometry, 1976
Oratory, n.d.
Organ Donor Program,
1976-1977
Osteopathic Appropriation,
1972-1975
Pari-mutuel Betting,
1972-1975 (see also Gambling)
Pensions, 1976
Performance Auditing, 1977
Personal, 1972
Pesticides, 1969
Pet Care, 1967-1973
Planning Office, 1969
Pollution Control, 1965-1976
Prepaid Comprehensive Health
Care, 1971
Press, n.d.
Prisons, 1973-1976
Private School Aid,
1968-1977
Probate, 1973-1975
Professional Certification,
1977
Box
15
Property Tax Relief
(elderly), 1972-1973 (see also Assessment; Local Government Finance; Property
Tax Study Committee; Tax, Property)
Property Tax Study
Committee, 1975 (see also Assessment; Local Government Finance; Property tax
relief; Tax, Property)
Public Bidding, 1974
Public Health, 1973
Quad Cities Graduate Center,
1972-1973
Quad City Air Pollution,
1975
Railroads, 1975
Reapportionment, 1962-1972
Box
16
Reapportionment, 1962-1972
Reapportionment (final report
of the Legislative Apportionment Commission), 1969
Reapportionment, 1971-1972
(see also Congressional Redistricting; Constitutional Convention)
Box
17
Reciprocal Tax Agreement,
1969-1972
Recording, Sound, 1975
Regional Jails, 1970
Road Money, 1969-1977
St. Luke's Hospital, 1974
Salaries, 1966-1977
Savings, 1966-1977
School, Community Program,
1975
School Buses, 1966-1967
School Finance
1967-1968
1970
1970-1975
Box 18
School Finance
1970-1975
1971-1977
1976-1977
Box 19
School Reorganization, 1971-1977
Schools, 1967
Self Defense, n.d.
Sex Education, 1968-1969
Sex Offenders, 1969
Sixty-Fifth General
Assembly, 1973-1974
Social Security, 1975-1976
Soldiers Home, 1973
Soldiers Relief, 1969-1973
Speeches, 1966-1977
Stockholders, Minority, 1973
Studded tires, 1965-1975
TRACIS (traffic Records and
Criminal Justice Information System), 1971
Tax
Bank Franchise, 1975-1977
Corporation, 1971-1977
Income, 1968-1977
Local, 1977
Local option, 1975
Box
20
Tax
Postcard returns, 1967-1969
Property, 1967-1976 (see
also Assessment; Local Government Finance; Property Tax Relief; Property Tax
Study Committee)
Sales, 1974-1977
Tax Bill (Shaw), 1973-1974
Tax Burden, 1964-1976
Tax Reform, 1966-1975
Tax Revenue, 1975-1976
Terrace Hill, 1971-1974
Testing, Basic Skills,
1976-1977
Box
21
Testing, Basic Skills,
1976-1977
Title XX, 1976-1977
Tort Liability, Government,
1973-1977
Tractor Safety, 1973-1977
Transportation, Department
of, n.d.
Trucks, 1967-1975
Tuition Grants, 1972-1975
Unemployment Compensation,
1966-1977
University Unrest, 1969-1970
Urban Renewal, 1969
Utility Annuities, 1966-1973
Vietnam Veterans Bonus,
1973-1974
Vocational Rehabilitation,
1968-1977
Wage Collection, 1962-1975
Box
22
Welfare Costs, 1963-1977
Workman's Compensation, 1967-1976
World Food Exposition,
1971-1972
Box
23
Correspondence
1966-1967, A-D
1967, E-J
1967, K-O
1967, P-So, including
letters from Robert Ray and Fred Schwengel
1967, St-Z, including a
letter from Philip D. Adler
Box
24
1969, D-G
1969, H-K
1969, L-N
1969, O-S, including a
letter from Fred Schwengel
1969, T-Z
1970, A-D
Box
25
Correspondence (cont.)
1970, E-K
1970, L-O
1970, P-Z
1971, A-C
1971, D-I
1971, J-L
Box
26
1971, M-P
1971, R-S, including a
letter from Robert Ray
1971, T-Z
1972, A-G
1972, H-M
1972, N-W
Box
27
1973, A-D
1973, E-Ha
1973, He-L
1973, M-R
1973, S-T
1973, U-Z
Box
28
1974, A-E
1974, F-J
1974, K-P
1974, R-Z
1975, A-D
1975, E-H
Box
29
1975, J-K
1975, M-R
1975, S-Z, including a
letter from Richard Turner
1976, A-G
1976, H-O
1976, P-W
Box
30
1977, A-F, including a
letter from Dick Clark
1977, G-K
1977, L-P
1977, R-Z